Catalogue Note

A very rare complete set of Lahainaluna scrip, in fine condition. Loren Andrews resigned as a missionary in 1842 because he objected to the mission's Boston headquarters accepting donations from slave states. He remained in Hawaii and took over the printing shop at Lahainaluna, which issued this very early Hawaiian scrip.

All six notes were printed on a single sheet of paper (rectos only), which was pasted to heavier board stock and then cut into the separate denominations. All individual notes are now extremely scarce and complete sets almost never met with.

The emblematic engravings are skillfully executed. The Hookahi Dala note features a chart of all of the Hawaiian Islands; the Hapalua depicts a Lahainaluna vista, with the mission station visible in the foreground; the Hapaha displays a pair of globes; the Hapawalu, a telescope; the Hapaumi, a balanced scale; and the 3-Keneta note a beehive.